Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-12-23
PORT TOBACCO MARYLAND DECEMBER 23 1887.

those little red and black on's around
the corner are just beautiful"
"Aint they" cried the delighted
Bobbie. "Two little black blocks and
one little red one. Oh, Mary, but they're
five cents, and I've only got four"
She held out the coveted penny.
Il think Katie Smith might like one
for Christmas gift"
"0h, no, no, mop shouted Bobbie,
"but it's not for Katie Smith; it's
for"
Then he put both hands over his fool
ish little mouth and chucklcd softly.
You'd better go away, or you might
tell me secrets, laughed Mary.
And Bobbie, chuckling harder than
ever, ran out into the street.
The little old lady who kept the little
old shop where he had spied the pen
wipers, was very busy that afternoon.
The tiny place was full of old fashioned
people who were buying her scarlet nit
tens, or her dainty tasseled hoods and
jackets, or even the glass-cyed canton
flannel elephants th,t stood in her WIN
dows and stared out at the naughty
world.
Bobbio slipped into a corner, away
from the crowd of bustling people and
looked on.
Presently the do2:-hell tinkled, and
another customer came in. lie was q
tall man with a very brown face, and he
wore a shaggy coat that fell down to his
heels lie stood there at the door and
scanned the faces of the buyers, one by
one. Then he eau ,ht Bobbie's eyes, and
smiled down at him.
I'm looking for somebody" he said,
"but ! can't find her after all - Now the
smile died out of his face and sad look
came instead.
A queer idea was in Bobbi9's head
lie looked up at the shaggy man and
said, wistfully:
Are you the prince2 Are you looking
for the princessl Dill you 60 away and
never came back any more, till now2'
"Who told you all that2' asked tho
shaggy man.
"My sister" said Bobbie; 'it's a
story. Olce there was a prince and he
loved the princess; but he went away
and never came back any more"
''Tnat's a sad story" sai the shaggy
man,
ms good enough for Happy Court,
said Bobbie; and oh, but That was wise
thing for him to say.
"fhore's only Mary and me, he be-
gan, 6,K just then the old lady cllIcd,
''And what can do for you, sir?' and
he went forward to buy his little rec
and black pon-wiper.
He looked very important as he
trotted out INTO the street, with his
precious present tied up carefully in pink
blotting paper He opened a corner oi
the tiny package and let the nan who
had followed him take noon at il
"It's for nv sister Amt it beautiful
for only five cents?"
"Verv." said the man oraveIv "yyiII
she use it often---doe, she write great
deal. Your sistcrw
"Wcn no." slid Bobbie, looking
shadow less happv "but--n and hi,
face lit up again, ,-.-e.sbo used TO- when
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